Apps Break Cities, Just Like Highways Do
On Tuesday, GrubHub sent New York restaurants into a tailspin with a free lunch promotion. Between 11am and 2pm, the food delivery app offered...
Sound Transit Must Fix Its Broken Escalators and Elevators Mess
Sound Transit’s elevators and escalators have become a bit of a punchline and are routinely out of service, as The Urbanist reported in November....
What If You Didn’t Have to Drive a Car?
Even if you don’t drive a car, you know gas prices are high right now in the United States. Some states have already committed...
The Seattle Region Must Embrace Housing Abundance
With its temperate climate, Seattle is likely to be a popular destination for climate refugees fleeing areas made drier and hotter by climate change....
Seattle Families Mobilize Against Sweeping Change to School Bell Times
Seattle Public Schools is rushing toward a three tiered schedule of school start times. The district should reassess. (Photo: Seattle Department of Transportation)
Dubicki: Begging Seattle To Do Something Right Is Utterly Exhausting
For the last five months, a double-digit percentage of my time was spent working through two of Seattle’s larger Draft Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)....
Home in Tacoma for All Coalition Seeks Greater Equity in Zoning Reforms
Home in Tacoma aims to overhaul Tacoma’s housing rules to allow greater flexibility in building practices. It will allow denser housing to be built...
Pedestrian Injury in Road Rage Brawl Underscores Need for Car-Free Pike Place
Nonetheless, conservative commentators keep arguing car-clogged Pike Place is working great and a welcoming doormat for the Market.
The Urbanist has long argued for the...